Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Washington State
Marcus Mason
RB • 5'9" • Etiwanda, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Marcus Mason leans balanced backfield option traits and 29.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Marcus Mason built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Etiwanda, CA wearing No. 35, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Marcus Mason's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Marcus Mason, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Washington State. Marcus Mason leans balanced backfield option traits and 29.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,090
- Rushing yards
- 604
- Receiving yards
- 486
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Marcus Mason quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,090
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Washington State
- Top game
- Utah
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Etiwanda · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- Etiwanda · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 9 scrimmage yards · RB 513th (top 94%) · Pac-12 193rd (top 91%) · National 2,128th (top 92%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Washington State | 9 | 159 | 153 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Washington State | 5 | 103 | 15 | 88 | 1 | 25.9 |
| 2013 Postseason | Washington State | 13 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 65.8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington State | 13 | 796 | 424 | 372 | 4 | 65.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20.8 |
Related Context
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Marcus Mason played RB for Washington State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marcus Mason recorded 604 rushing yards, 486 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Washington State paired 819 primary output with 51.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Win with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Washington State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
63
Efficiency
51.3
Usage
19.6
Consistency
56.2
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 23. Auburn: 63. USC: 42. Southern Utah: 7. Idaho: 16. Stanford: 50. California: 150. Oregon State: 57. Oregon: 70. Arizona State: 21. Arizona: 83. Utah: 174. Washington: 63
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 7 by 21.5. Auburn: 8 by 77.6. USC: 13 by 27.1. Southern Utah: 3 by 24.3. Idaho: 4 by 41.7. Stanford: 10 by 66.7. California: 11 by 78.6. Oregon State: 13 by 52.3. Oregon: 12 by 47.7. Arizona State: 5 by 37.8. Arizona: 18 by 55. Utah: 18 by 90.3. Washington: 17 by 46.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins78.7 · Games = 6 · +29.1 vs Losses
Losses49.6 · Games = 7 · -29.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
90.3 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Colorado State | L 45-48 | 4 | 5 | 1.30 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3.3 |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Washington | L 17-27 | 11 | 54 | 4.90 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Utah150 scrimmage yards | W 49-37 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 8 | 88 | 9.7 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Arizona | W 24-17 | 11 | 63 | 5.70 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 4.6 |
| Fri 11/1 | vs Arizona State | L 21-55 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4.2 |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Oregon | L 38-62 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 0 | 8 | 55 | 5.8 |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Oregon State | L 24-52 | 9 | 49 | 5.40 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ California150 scrimmage yards | W 44-22 | 7 | 32 | 4.60 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 13.6 |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Stanford | L 17-55 | 3 | 22 | 7.30 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 5 |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Idaho | W 42-0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Southern Utah | W 48-10 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sun 9/8 | @ USC | W 10-7 | 11 | 24 | 2.20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3.2 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Auburn | L 24-31 | 6 | 43 | 7.20 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7.9 |
Player Story
Marcus Mason story
Marcus Mason built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Etiwanda, CA wearing No. 35, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Marcus Mason's career was his receiving role: 69 catches, 486 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns, and 604 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 604 rushing yards and 438 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marcus Mason's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2011-2014
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Washington State | 159 | 58.4 | 3.9 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Washington State | 103 | 25.8 | 9.7 | -56 |
| 2013 Postseason | Washington State | 819 | 51.3 | 19.6 | 716 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington State | 819 | 51.3 | 19.6 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 9 | 29.3 | 2.3 | -810 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah
Week 13 · W 49-37 · Conference game
Win with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
95.1 takeover
174 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#2
vs Idaho State
Week 1 · W 64-21
92
Scrimmage Yards
78.4 takeover
Win with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
92 scrimmage yards and 12.3 usage.
#3
@ California
Week 6 · W 44-22 · Conference game
150
Scrimmage Yards
72.4 takeover
Win with 150 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
150 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.
#4
vs UCLA
Week 11 · L 36-44 · Conference game
58
Scrimmage Yards
63.4 takeover
Loss with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
58 scrimmage yards and 13.4 usage.
#5
@ Arizona
Week 12 · W 24-17 · Conference game
83
Scrimmage Yards
60.2 takeover
Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Washington State
819 primary output · 51.3 efficiency · 19.6 usage
65.8
#2
2013 Regular Season · Washington State
65.8
819 primary · 51.3 efficiency · 19.6 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Washington State
25.9
103 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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